Does anyone use air soft pistols as a training/practice tool at home? Thoughts???
I have an airsoft pistol that I bought to test out as a training tool, but it has sat idle for a couple years. The trigger is so atrocious and unrealistic when compared to a “real” gun, I did not find that I was getting any meaningful benefit by using it and went back to dry firing.
I use a glock 19 bb gun to practice my draw and room clearing in my home… The trigger is super heavy and practicing a steady trigger squeeze on it has helped me with my trigger pull on the lighter trigger in my real Glock 19
When did you get that? I have a collection of Glocks and would love to be able to practice - quietly - at home.
I got mine at Dicks sporting goods but i did see them on Amazon also
I have used a Glock 26 model weighted & sized bit ended up hardly using it. I don’t carry the Glock any longer but I still take it to the range. Good reliable pistol. Just really heavy being a double stack. I carried a Walther CCP & then my Ruger lc9s which I’ve carried for about 3 years. I do my
Home drills with snap caps
I’ve used Beretta APX BB-gun for practicing before I own my first firearm. But after few months I’ve started using laser cartridge with real firearm - that gives me quite good feeling of reality.
I use BB-gun from time to time at my basement if I want to hear “bum” while pressing the trigger (and have no time to drive to the range).
I liked the idea of this, but I’m looking into it I learned they require co2 cartridges that can’t be sent to my area.
really?
What about if you want to do your own sparkling water?
walmart… cheapest solution i’ve found.
I’m Pa?
buy a carbonation tank. You can brew your own beer and use it too.
Yup.
Lived in PA for 30+ years.
Philly might have shipping restrictions but it’d be up to carrier and shop …
I’m wondering if they use the same CO2 cartridges…
I think the sodastream ones use bigger sizes (which are actually the same size as small paintball ones… and are refillable)
But airsoft & BB pistols use a tiny cartridge maybe 3 inches tall, and cannot be refilled as the co2 system in the pistol pierces the top of the cartridge…
I think some of the co2 “wine preserver” systems use the tiny ones… not more cost effective than the Crossman carts tho…
Cindy and I do use them on occasion, we have a target and backstop we can set up in the house and work with a person in a quiet location. It is one of the higher priced air soft guns (about $150) but it has a working slide and decent trigger. It feels roughly like a 22 firing as to the perceived recoil, it’s also much safer with that scared new student you might be unsure of.
Bill
We have a Glock17, Sig P226, Walther PPQ and a AR15 airsoft guns. While we don’t. “train” with them, they are sure fun to play around with.
I did pull one out when my wife’s sister was here and having problems with pistol basics. It was sure a lot easier to pull the airsoft out and practice off the deck vs back on the range with hearing protection etc.
I believe so!
My pistols use green gas and my AR15 is battery operated (and full auto)